Shrewsbury Prison: Immersive Escape Room Experience in The Hole

Experience the thrill of escaping from Shrewsbury Prison’s immersive escape room, The Hole. Test your wits and outsmart the prison as you work together to find your way to freedom!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shrewsbury Prison - The Hole Escape Room is a fully immersive, state-of-the-art escape room experience, where you get to do the time without committing the crime! An adrenaline filled puzzle-based game set in a dark prison cell, known as The Hole. It’s guaranteed to test your wits as you work together to outsmart The Hole and escape, making your way to freedom.

You will have 60 minutes to escape The Hole

What's Included
  • Self-Guided Tour of Shrewsbury Prison
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Escape Room Games Master
Additional Information

The Hole Escape Room presents an exceptionally immersive and state-of-the-art escape room adventure, where you experience prison time without any real-world crimes! This pulse-racing, riddle-driven game is set within the gloom of a prison cell, famously called The Hole. It promises to challenge your intellect as you cooperate to outwit The Hole and make…

Location
Shrewsbury Prison
The Dana
Upon arrival please go to the Visitor Centre to get signed in for your experience.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(33 Ratings)
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Sara-bird16
Nov 17, 2024
Really good experience - Enjoyed our time at the prison, something different and interesting. Did the escape room ‘hole’ in the dark. Pretty difficult and didn’t escape haha but cleverly put together, and got clues along the way. Please be mindful that you enter these pitch black rooms with bags on your head and 1 hand handcuffed to another member of your group, as I’m not sure if this is made clear when booking. You can remove the bags (pillowcase) when entering the room, however the handcuffs don’t get removed until you find the key! Good luck and enjoy!
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Anya752000
Aug 30, 2024
Great fun eascape room for adults and teens - We were a group of 2 families with adults and teenagers and chose The Hole escape room, I was a bit nervous when I realised we were going to be handcuffed to the wall in the dark but I need not have worried as it was avsolutely hillarous from start to finish. Highly recommended way to spend an hour then you can take your time touring the prison afterwards.
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Sares0074
Aug 16, 2024
The Hole! - What a great escape room experience. They made you feel a bit like you were an inmate and the escape room was challenging. Highly recommended.
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Johw9639qi
Oct 25, 2024
Prison tour - Very interesting and worthwhile visit. Learnt lots about the prison system and how it’s changed throughout the years. Cold though so wear something warm
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P9278ejnoels
Jan 27, 2025
Loved it shall be going on the other two and hour escape one - Might be a bit harsh giving it 3 stars it was really good and our self tour was very good the only thing was the escape room needed a little TLC I won't spoil it because it was really good
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Alwaysthesun01
Oct 7, 2024
It was ok - It was ok, not really clear what you were meant to do for most of the puzzles. Lots of the groups were asking for help. Looking round the prison afterwards was good.
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I4475cdmelissad
Dec 29, 2024
It has potential but escape rooms not worth it. - We went to the escape rooms for a works party and I have to say I am very underwhelmed. The room probably needed to have some TLC and its was very basic. It was almost like a home made game, no sound effects, Infact there was no sound throughout the prison. A bit of atmospheric music would have added to the scary ambience I think this could have. It was very cold. I was expecting cold, but it was baltic! Wear gloves. It made me just not want to participate a great deal. But no problem, it was fine, I expected cold. Looked forward to the restaurant afterwards that was advertised throughout with a good varied menu with mains etc. Got to the restaurant. It was pretty dark and cold as well, got to the counter, there was a lovely girl on her own, and when I asked for the menu, I was given a choice of chips, cheesy chips or a sausage bap? Nothing else. Nothing that was advertised. After spending £40 on 5 portions of chips, we went straight to McDonalds. I feel like this place has good potential to do well, and the tours seem to have good reviews. But I was very underwhelmed at the escape rooms and restaurant.
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Jennyjw1421mw
Dec 28, 2024
The staff were not very welcoming and the room was tired and poorly maintained - Not at all entertaining. Worn out equipment, intercoms which did not work, poor instructions and long response times from staff when shouts or bangs on the door did not work. Its a shame as the prison is really interesting. Don't waste your money on this escape room!
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Deborahgg5897lr
Nov 26, 2024
Dire Escape Room - The Hole was easily THE worst escape room I've ever done (and I've done lots). The puzzles were not linear and didn't make sense i.e. a coloured lock not relating to colours!?! The place was freezing cold making focusing on puzzles hard. We got out fairly quickly as there were only about 5 puzzles to solve but probably could have got out within a few minutes if the puzzles actually flowed. There were also 7/8 teams doing rooms at the same time with 1 member of staff available to set up and come to the door with clues when called which meant a lengthy delay if you needed a clue - not ideal at all! oh and we had a hot drink which again was easily the worst hot chocolate and cup of tea we have ever had the pleasure of paying £7 for! In trying to balance the review with a positive - the staff were very nice. The place has potential to be an excellent escape room venue but quite simply they have not made the best of it.
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Dione756
Sep 3, 2024
Avoid. Poorly run - Dis organised and obviously cell had not been checked prior to our game. Only at the end we found out that they had ‘forgotten’ to put the torches in, no wonder we could not find them or complete the game leaving my 10 year old daughter upset. In addition to this the previous participants pillow cases which are used to cover your heads were also left behind. No apologies and after 2 e mails and a phone call still waiting over 2 weeks for the promised reply. Obviously have far too many customers to worry about poor reputation!!
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